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Understanding Perimeter

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What is the perimeter?

The perimeter indicates the distance we will walk if we start from a certain point, complete a full lap, and return exactly to the starting point.
For example, if we are asked what the perimeter of the waist is, we will take a tape measure and measure the perimeter from a certain point until completing a full lap and returning to the same point from which we started the measurement.
It works exactly the same way in mathematics. The perimeter of any shape is the distance from a specific point back to it after having completely surrounded it.
If this is our figure:

What is the perimeter

Its perimeter will be the distance we cover if we travel along its line from a certain point, and return to it after making a full lap. Imagine that you are surrounding the figure:


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Look at the triangle below:

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What is the perimeter of the triangle?

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Exercise #1

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Calculate the perimeter of the given parallelogram.

Step-by-Step Solution

As is true for a parallelogram each pair of opposite sides are equal and parallel,

Therefore it is possible to argue that:

AC=BD=7 AC=BD=7

AB=CD=10 AB=CD=10

Now we can calculate the perimeter of the parallelogram by adding together all of its sides:

10+10+7+7=20+14=34 10+10+7+7=20+14=34

Answer:

34

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Exercise #2

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Calculate the perimeter of the given parallelogram:

Step-by-Step Solution

As is true for a parallelogram every pair of opposite sides are equal:

AB=CD=6,AC=BD=4 AB=CD=6,AC=BD=4

The perimeter of the parallelogram is equal to the sum of all sides together:

4+4+6+6=8+12=20 4+4+6+6=8+12=20

Answer:

20

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Exercise #3

Calculate the perimeter of the parallelogram ABCD, given that CD is parallel to AB.

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Step-by-Step Solution

First we need to remember that pairs of opposite sides in a parallelogram are parallel and equal.

Therefore, AB is parallel to CD and BC is parallel to AD.

From this we can conclude that AB = CD = 7.

Also: BC = AD = 12.

Finally we can calculate the perimeter by adding all the sides together:

7+7+12+12=14+24=38 7+7+12+12=14+24=38

Answer:

38

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Exercise #4

Look at the circle in the figure.

What is its circumference if its radius is equal to 6?

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Step-by-Step Solution

Formula of the circumference:

P=2πr P=2\pi r

We insert the given data into the formula:

P=2×6×π P=2\times6\times\pi

P=12π P=12\pi

Answer:

12π 12\pi

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Exercise #5

Look at the rectangle below:

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Calculate its perimeter.

Step-by-Step Solution

Given that in a rectangle every pair of opposite sides are equal to each other, we can state that:

AB=CD=10 AB=CD=10

BC=AD=7 BC=AD=7

Now let's add all the sides together to find the perimeter of the rectangle:

10+7+10+7=20+14=34 10+7+10+7=20+14=34

Answer:

34

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